Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Eric Opoku has donated plantain chips and flour processing machine for David Awuku and his four siblings who are visually impaired to enhance their livelihood.
David Awuku and his four brothers are visually impaired live on charity for survival. To assist him and his four brothers with meaningful livelihood support and lift them from charity-based living, Hon. Eric Opoku has purchased GHS250,000 worth of processing machine to set up a processing factory for him and the brothers.
Speaking at the presentation, Minister said the machine was presented to David Awuku to operate to generate sustainable revenue to support David Awuku and his four brothers’ livelihoods.
According to the Minister, the enclave is a farming community that predominantly produces plantain, therefore it is prudent to process the excess plantain to curb post-harvest losses and wastage in the community.
He stressed that farmers and market women can supply David Awuku for processing. The processing factory will process plantain to plantain chips and plantain flour for fufu.
Moreover, Hon. Eric Opoku added Twenty Thousand Ghana cedis to the donation to be used to establish the factory for Mr. Awuku.
He urged the caretaker of Mr. Awuku and his brothers to take good care of the factory and be honest to Awuku and the family.
Receiving the processing machine, Mr. David Awuku commended Agric Minister for such a kind gesture.
He acknowledged Hon. Eric Opoku for supporting him and his family with the processing machine to sustainable their lives.
According to Mr. Awuku, life has not been easy for him and his siblings and living on charity was not sustainable. “I prayed the Good Lord will bless Hon. Eric Opoku for all his heart desires. I and my siblings say a big thank you”, he added.
